The Covert Ensemble performs, at Michigan State University, Jenni Brandon’s The Sky Between Us on January 22, 2025. The performance was at 7:30 P.M. in the Cook Recital Hall. This is a Artist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series sponsored by WKAR.

Program

Foxy Music – Phillipe Geiss (b. 1961)

The Perfect Storm – Chris Evans Hass (b. 1993)

The Calm Before

Taken By

The Calm Before

Ride Out

Aquarius – Martin Hybler

Allegro

Andante

Presto

The Sky Between Us – Jenni Brandon )(b. 1977)

Covert Ensemble is the name of Dave Camwell and Kateřina Pavlíková‘s musical partnership that began in early 2021 and has resulted in more than 25 exceptional and unique arrangements of popular classical music from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers such as Max Richter. DC & KP also produce music that deliberately blurs the line between the classical, rock and pop worlds. Their ethos is centered upon musical virtuosity and beguiling visuals.

The ensemble has toured the Czech Republic, Canada and the USA, and recently led international consortiums by composers Jenni Brandon and Martin Hybler, and recorded Hybler’s Aquarius double concerto with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. The group was recently named the second prize winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music Performance in October, 2024, and the national finalists for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in December, 2024.

All of Jenni’s compositions are available for purchase on her website Home – Jenni Brandon https://www.jennibrandon.com